Tag Archives: atheist news

More Trouble in Atheist Land

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Michael

It appears that the drama that ripped the New Atheist movement apart is still alive. From the American Humanists Association: The Board of Directors of the American Humanist Association received a communication on behalf of an AHA chapter with concerns regarding Mandisa … Continue reading →

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Excitement in the Air

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Michael

The atheist community must be tingling with excitement as in less than a month, the long awaited Anti-Theist conference will begin!   Speakers, awards, banquets, and yet more awards.  And of course…..The Dawk. Dawkins is getting an award too: Richard Dawkins will … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Government Mocks Religious Minority

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Michael

Atheist activists Hemant Mehta and PZ Myers are whining about the same thing: Mehta: In an amusing new ad for Norway’s postal service — one that you’d never see replicated in the United States — a mail carrier delivers a … Continue reading →

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David Silverman was a “Proud Feminist”

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Michael

In his book, Fighting God, David Silverman writes that he is a “proud feminist.”  Amy Roth, over at SkepChick, publicly thanked Silverman for “standing with us” for implementing strict anti-harassment policies at American Atheist meetings.   Feminist PZ Myers even spent … Continue reading →

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Atheist War is Heating Up

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Michael

  Here’s another article about Lawrence Krauss’s demise that notes he has also been deplatformed from the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism. But what’s even more interesting are the future targets.  From the article: I also wrote in my … Continue reading →

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Are Social Justice Atheists Systematically Deplatforming Lawrence Krauss?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Michael

It sure looks like the “Friendly Atheist” is going after New Atheist Lawrence Krauss.  When his blog originally linked to the Buzzfeed story, Hemant Mehta did more than simply draw attention to it.  He clearly chooses sides and implements an … Continue reading →

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Militant Atheist Murders Christian Because of Her Views About Marriage

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Michael

Here’s a news story that has not received much attention: The 25-year-old Daniel E. was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Freiburg on Monday for killing his Christian student flatmate last August in a crime ruled to … Continue reading →

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Good Without God, Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Michael

The community of atheist activists, who are constantly and self-righteously judging religion as evil, seem to be plagued with some very serious and persistent ethical problems.  First there were the accusations of embezzlement associated with Richard Dawkins Foundation, then the … Continue reading →

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Good without God

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Michael

The core message of atheist activism is that the world would be a better place without religion.  At best, this message is wishful thinking.  We can know this because we have an example of a community without religion – the … Continue reading →

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Reason Rally Loses Depp

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Michael

The second installment of the “Reason” rally lost its key speaker – Johnny Depp. Depp, along with his wife Amber Heard who was also scheduled to be a voice of “reason,” cancelled their appearances, probably because they are going through a … Continue reading →

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